Reforms Continue as Parties Ready for Promised 2020 Election Published at 22.01.2019 Country Ethiopia Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption release of HRDs positive CS development excessive force protest killing of protestors enabling law protestor(s) detained Read more
Anti-racism protests held to counteract far-right marches Published at 05.12.2018 Country Japan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest LGBTI environmental rights enabling law Read more
Indictments against news site Rappler an attempt to intimidate and control the pubic narrative Published at 26.02.2019 Country Philippines Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD positive CS development HRD detained criminal defamation protest enabling law journalist detained non state actors Read more
Government Amends Contentious CSO law as human rights actors return to the country Published at 05.03.2019 Country Ethiopia Category Latest Developments Tags: violent protest restrictive law positive CS development killing of protestors enabling law Read more
Latvia: new amendments provide a more favourable regulation for donations Published at 30.07.2019 Country Latvia Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction enabling law Read more
Belgium approves law creating long overdue human rights institution Published at 15.06.2019 Country Belgium Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development protestor(s) detained violent protest protest enabling law Read more
Civil society criticizes new regulations on peaceful assembly Published at 24.10.2019 Country Belarus Category Latest Developments Tags: enabling law intimidation harassment environmental rights journalist detained protest Read more
Lethal force used against farmers as drought drives protest Published at 23.05.2017 Country India Category Latest Developments Tags: violent protest enabling law censorship women harassment excessive force protest internet restriction killing of protestors protestor(s) detained Read more
Police fire tear gas at peaceful demonstrators, including persons with disabilities Published at 29.06.2017 Country Peru Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained protest disruption indigenous groups environmental rights land rights excessive force protest extractive industries enabling law Read more
Blasphemy law scrapped as Denmark retains healthy press freedom ranking Published at 02.08.2017 Country Denmark Category Latest Developments Tags: violent protest religious groups protest disruption enabling law surveillance protestor(s) detained Read more
Constant repression of protests in Panama Published at 08.09.2017 Country Panama Category Latest Developments Tags: extractive industries enabling law censorship protest disruption indigenous groups protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights women excessive force labour rights Read more
New NGO law welcomed as challenges to civic space remain Published at 04.04.2018 Country Slovenia Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment positive CS development positive court ruling funding restriction political interference restrictive law enabling law Read more
Mali - third African country to adopt law on protection of HRDs Published at 23.01.2018 Country Mali Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development protest disruption refugees and migrants protest enabling law Read more
Protests over Congress' inaction on immigration, racial justice and gun control Published at 27.02.2018 Country United States of America Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption harassment public vilification private sector restrictive law positive court ruling women refugees and migrants enabling law attack on journalist labour rights protestor(s) detained protest sexual assault extractive industries violent protest environmental rights Read more
Two important victories for anti-fracking protestors Published at 24.04.2018 Country United Kingdom Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development excessive force protest bureaucratic restriction positive court ruling funding restriction private sector enabling law environmental rights refugees and migrants Read more
President Weah submits bill to repeal certain limitations on free expression Published at 14.06.2018 Country Liberia Category Latest Developments Tags: women enabling law criminal defamation harassment labour rights protest land rights Read more
Kenyan activist disappears ahead of protests while a new cyber crimes law is challenged in court Published at 20.07.2018 Country Kenya Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law enabling law harassment censorship enforced disappearance attack on HRD Read more
Civil society in Solomon Islands concerned about limitations in Anti-Corruption Bill Published at 25.07.2018 Country Solomon Islands Category Latest Developments Tags: land rights environmental rights women protestor(s) detained enabling law Read more
New anti-corruption laws protecting whistle blowers and the media passed Published at 04.10.2018 Country Solomon Islands Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development access to info. law enabling law Read more
Union protest banned, court outlaws broad restriction of protests Published at 19.10.2018 Country Zimbabwe Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling prevention of protest restrictive law enabling law HRD detained protestor(s) detained protest Read more
Journalists face legal and administrative challenges Published at 07.01.2020 Country Belarus Category Latest Developments Tags: labour rights enabling law protest bureaucratic restriction Read more
